Beneath the Bough

Rebuild our home, one tree at a time

Tag: ecology

  • Platanus occidentalis

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    Common Names: Phonetic Spelling: PLAT-an-us ok-si-den-TAL-is Description: Distribution/Location: Environmental Benefits: Fun Fact: Did you know?: The American Sycamore was highly valued by Native American tribes for its wood, which was used to make dugout canoes due to its strength and buoyancy.

  • Southern Hemisphere’s Silver Tree (Leucadendron argenteum)

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    Physical Description The Silver Tree is admired for its distinctive silvery foliage, which gives it a striking, metallic appearance. It typically grows between 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 meters) tall. The leaves are lance-shaped and covered with fine, silvery hairs, and the tree produces small, tubular flowers that range in color from yellow…

  • Plumbago auriculata

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    Common Names: Blue Plumbago, Cape Plumbago, Sky Flower Phonetic Spelling: PLUM-buh-go aw-rik-yoo-LAY-tuh Description: The Plumbago auriculata is a semi-evergreen shrub that can grow 1 to 3 meters (3 to 10 feet) tall and wide. It has a sprawling, spreading habit with woody stems and branches. The leaves are oval to heart-shaped, bright green, and 5…

  • Hala Tree (Pandanus tectorius)

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    Physical Description The Hala tree is a tropical species characterized by its large, arching leaves with spiky margins and a distinctive, fibrous trunk. It typically grows to about 10-20 meters (30-65 feet) in height and produces small, fruiting cones that are important to local wildlife. Environmental Concerns The Hala tree faces threats from habitat loss…

  • Yucca glauca

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    Common Names: Soapweed Yucca, Great Plains Yucca, Small Soapweed Phonetic Spelling: YUH-kuh GLAW-kuh Description: The Yucca glauca is a perennial, evergreen shrub that typically grows 30 to 90 centimeters (1 to 3 feet) tall, with a similar spread. It has a rosette of narrow, sword-shaped leaves and may produce a tall flower stalk up to…